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Lead with Learning Placing Students at the Heart of the Matter
Dr. Shawn Mahoney Chief Academic Officer School Group
Twitter: @MahoneySM
Dr. Shanika Hope Vice President
National Urban Markets
Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary
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We believe that our contribution to
unlocking our collectively brighter future lies with the application of our deep understanding of how learning happens and how the mind develops.
It exists where the science of learning meets the art of teaching.
How do we empower student to find information, get excited about learning, and own that
moment?
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What is the purpose of research?
Introduction: Definition
to gather evidence
to learn something new
to solve a problem
to improve an experience
“TO SEARCH”
“TO MARK OUT”
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
LEARNING changes everything
The nature of LEARNING is changing.
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Approximately
2,000 of
America’s high
schools produce
half of the
nation’s school
dropouts.
Over one third
of all dropouts
are lost in
ninth grade.
“Are the
brightest minds
working on the
most important
problems?”
-Bill Gates
What’s
your
talent?
A lack of student
engagement is
predictive of dropping
out, even after
controlling for
academic
achievement and
student background.
The nature of LEARNING is changing.
Input
Process Output
Distribute
We have always had genome mapping and DNA fingerprinting.
They never twisted the coiled handset wire aimlessly around their wrists while chatting on the phone.
Computers have always come with a CD-ROM.
What we know about LEARNING is changing.
The nature of LEARNING is changing.
Over one third
of all dropouts
are lost in
ninth grade.
D
8% D
Approximately
2,000 of
America’s high
schools produce
half of the
nation’s school
dropouts.
“Are the
brightest minds
working on the
most important
problems?”
-Bill Gates
Input
Process Output
Distribute
What’s
your
talent?
A lack of student
engagement is
predictive of
dropping out, even
after controlling for
academic
achievement and
student background.
Behaviorists The Black Box Can only measure learning via observed behavior
Cognitive Information Processing The Mind as Computer The brain processes information in stages and phases of memory
Neuroscience The Brain as a Jungle The brain is an ever- changing part of the human body
Talk about a revolution.
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Intelligence is not fixed at birth.
Experiences wire our brain.
Our job is to design solutions that
provide rich learning experiences.
Equity in the Classroom Leveling the Playing Field through Personalization
What does EQUITY mean in the classroom?
Johnathan
Why not
Johnathan?
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High expectations,
quality instruction and
personalized supports is
Equity.
PERSONALIZATION
Personalization
What comes to mind?
Personalization
Student Engagement and
Co-Design through Choice
Multiple Delivery Methods & Modalities
Student-Centered Learning
Path
Pace
Progress
Mode/Medium
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Who makes the
decisions?
How are the
decisions made?
Personalization is a simple
elegant blending of learner,
teacher, and technology
informed learning ecosystem.
Personalization
Power Players
ASU + GSV SUMMIT 2015
Problem/Project Based Learning Newsome Park Elementary
(Newport News, VA)
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Personalized Learning Plans
Minnesota New Country School (Henderson, MN)
Advisory Metropolitan Arts & Tech High School
(San Francisco, CA)
How Technology Supports
the Power Players…
Path and Pace
• Systems that adapts to learner needs
Progress: Formative Assessments
• Increasing the frequency of formative assessments
Collaboration
• Approaches that turn learners into collaborators and creators
Just-In-Time Feedback for Students • Near-real-time feedback to parents/students/teachers:
Just-In-Time Feedback for Teachers
• Customizing instruction based on performance/preference
What does EQUITY mean in the classroom?
We must teach the way
students learn, rather than
expecting them to learn the
way we teach.
~ Pedro Noguera
Questions?